ECFR 150d ago

Grassroots activists protesting in #Georgia have been spontaneous, leaderless, and self-organized for nearly one year. Citizens built a civic ecosystem when institutions wouldn’t, including food, transport from regions, legal aid for detainees and medical teams. That strength also exposes a gap: strong #citizens, weak opposition. After the foreign-agents law and contested October 2024 #elections, the ruling Georgian Dream party holds near-total control in #parliament, while the opposition remains sidelined. Without credible political alternatives, even resilient #civilsociety struggles to turn momentum into durable #reform. RE-ENGAGE maps how these new civic networks are reshaping political life, and what it would take to convert street energy into institutional change: https://re-engaging.eu/ Maia Machavariani: Director of Programs at the Eastern European Centre for Multiparty Democracy (EECMD) #Georgia #GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Activism #Democracy #EUintegration #EasternPartnership #REENGAGE #HorizonEurope #EuropeanUnion